Players are traded for “cash considerations” pretty frequently, and the exact terms aren’t often reported or disclosed. And sometimes potentially useful guys are doomed to fall victim to minor league roster crunches, so a GM trades them away for next to nothing in part to help nourish a fruitful relationship with another GM.

Heck, sometimes guys are even traded for “future considerations” — the “I’ll get you next time” of Major League transactions. And for all we know, that could mean as little as the promise of a beer at the next Winter Meetings.

But none of that should really obscure the simple, delightful fact that Billy Beane scored a pitcher likely to join his team’s starting rotation for the price of a soda — a can of soda, not even a bottle.

And though Mills is a 29-year-old journeyman who has been roughed up in most of his brief Major League stops, he has been excellent in Class AAA Nashville this season, pitching to a 1.56 ERA over 75 innings. His strikeout and walk rates are the best they’ve ever been above A-ball.

Plus, Mills throws left-handed, so even if he can’t stick around in Oakland’s rotation, he could prove useful in a bullpen role.

The lefty, who signed with the Brewers in January, reportedly had an opt-out clause in his contract that explains the small sum. Still, at this point if Beane comes calling about a player, opposing GMs would be smart to hang on to that guy.

Brad Mills was traded for “cash considerations” worth less than a 20-oz. soda.

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